Gang suspected in teen's shooting death

Gang suspected in teen's death

Published 6:30 am, Wednesday, January 12, 2005

A teenager shot to death while walking home from school with some friends Tuesday was identified as Luis Antonio Vidales, 14, of the 11500 block of Gladefield, police said.

Police indicated Tuesday the shooting may have been gang-related. A confrontation may have occurred between two groups of people before the gunfire, they said.

Vidales and his friends were in the 10200 block of Lansdale near the West Sam Houston Parkway when of group of people confronted them around 5 p.m., Houston homicide investigators said. Someone in that group pulled out a shotgun and shot the 14-year-old in the chest. He later died at Ben Taub General Hospital.

The gunman, believed to be 16 to 18 years old, fled in a black Chevrolet pickup with a camper. He was described as clean-shaven, about 190 pounds and 6 feet tall. Others were in the pickup with him.